acaba

Meaning

Used to add a meaning of curiosity, indecision or doubt, and sometimes courtesy. Roughly equivalent to “I wonder (if/whether)”, “Would you please...”, “May I...”, "by any chance".

Hyphenated as

a‧ca‧ba

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑ.d͡ʒɑ.bɑː/

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عجبا (ʿacaba), from Arabic عَجَبًا (ʕajaban), adverbial accusative of عَجَب (ʕajab, “astonishment, wonder, amazement”).

Sentences

Öyle mi acaba ?

Is it, though?

Acaba hakikaten gelecek miydi?

Would he really come?

Acaba daha neler var , diye merak ediyor ve gayet çok konuşuyorduk.

We wondered what else was going on and talked a lot.

" Acaba ben de aynı şeyi yapmıyor muyum?" düşüncesi gelirdi.

“I wonder if I'm not doing the same thing?”

Acaba beni birine mi benzetti, dedim.

I wondered if he likened me to someone.

Acaba kendimi kapıp koyuversem mi ?

I wonder if I should grab myself and put myself down?